The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-10-18
Miss Powell's Travels.
From Youth,s Companion.

travel IN "torelgn parts LOT SIN
months, Miss Pamela Powell woulc
have found it difficult to explain.
Partly it was because the chance
had come to her.
at was none OF my seeking" sh'
said to an inquiring friend. America
is quite good enough for me. never
felt any call to 90 gadding about the
world in search OF something better
This is James doing. I'd never have
thought OF it il it hadn't been Tor HIM
He's picked up foolish notion some
where that people who've been tc
Europe are better of and
kind OF respected and looked ur
to, and he wants his folks to be equal
to other folks folks. So when they
struck the new bed OF ore in that
mine OF his and it turned out to be
worth so much more than any one
supposed it was, he was taken with a
rich fit, and nothing would serve him
but must go over at his expense,
and travel the whole summer and see
everything"
In spite OF this disclaimer, think
there may have been minglng ol
other motives in Miss Pamela's deci'
sion. She has private desire to see
Europe III order to prove to her own
mind and the minds OF Others that 1t
was inferior to America. This was
not broad or just view to take OF
the matter, but there was certain
loyalty and consistency IN 1t that
was very characteristic.
She was stanchly woman OF her
word, and having consented to go she
did so, on the first OF July, in one OF
the grandest OF steamers. 1t was
her first experience OF n large steam
vessel Her dissatisfaction with
everything foreign began on the first
days of her voyage.
"There can't be any use in all this
wabbling," she told the stewardess,
land that screw, or whatever 1t is,
that keeps up such grinding would
run smooth ii the engineer knew his
business.
But in spite OF her protest the-vessel
kept on "wabbling" and the screw
continue TO grind. and Miss Pamela
had to endure both ms best she might,
till, on the ninth day, her miseries
ended at Liverpool.
Ended, did say? They only be-
gan.
A night on shore after many nights
at sea can never be unwelcome, but
Miss Pamela was by no means
pleased with the arrangements OF
the big Railway Hotel to which,
i'm common with most OF her fel-
low-passengers, she repaired. She was
asked double for her room because IT
had a double bed in it, which seemed
unfair, because she did not want
double bed, and only took it because
no single ones could be had. When 1t
came to the charge OF a shilling for
the use of tin bathtub her indigna.
ton overlooked
'In America we should be ashamed
to charge n stranger for little water
to wash in, she said, severely, to the
"Boots," who had brought her bill.
mo charge made for the water,
mum: it's use of tub. Please remem'
Der the Boots, num-"
"Im not likely to forget anything
at hotel like this" responded Miss
Pamela, and she walked males Ideally
on, taking no notice OF his out
stretched hand. The railway was the
next object which excited her repro
baton.
How behind the times these English
arel" she said to her next neighbor.
"How different these cars are from
ours No stove, no ice. water. nc
BOYS with books, and you can't get
ND and move about if you want to
ever so much. the baggage arrange
ments are perfectly benighted. | ask
ed for check, and the man didn't
even know what meant. He persist
ed in saying that it was all right and
should have no trouble about get
ting my trunk in London, If only ia
recollect that 1T was in the second
luegage.van. When asked what was
to hinder some one else claiming II
and carrying it away before Igot there
he said if liked could get out now
and then and keep an eye on it, but
there wasn't often any trouble about
luggage. Gracious what's that?" as
the door closed with lond click.
"Only the guard locking us in" ex'
planned her neighbor.
Locking us inl That l will moi
submit to-" screamed Miss Pamela
"Guardl guard! Come here this mo
ment"
"Yes'm." said the guard, popping
his head in at the window as the trair
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